Most of us remember the story of Aron Ralston, the young adventurer whose arm became pinned under a boulder while cayoneering in the backcountry of Utah in 2003. After realizing that there was no help forthcoming, he was forced to amputate his lower right arm using a pocketknife. The trailer to 127 Hours is a sneak peek to the big screen adaptation of this survival story. Ralston is portrayed by James Franco and the movie is directed by Danny Boyle, the Academy Award Winning Director (Best Achievement in Directing) of Slumdog Millionaire. The movie is set to release on November 5, 2010.

Earlier this year, we posted about snowboarder Kevin Pearce’s accident prior to the Olympics. We also posted about his recovery. Kevin appeared on The Today Show with Matt Lauer and below is that interview.

By any measuring stick, the 37th annual Western States 100-mile Endurance Run on Saturday, June 26 was one of the most memorable days in the history of the world’s most prestigious 100-mile trail race.

For starters, Geoff Roes, 34, of Juneau, Alaska, shattered Scott Jurek’s six-year-old course record, surging past Anton Krupicka over the final 10 miles to post a winning time of 15 hours, 7 minutes and 4 seconds. Jurek’s old course record was 15:36.

For three rugged days beginning Friday, June 25, nine teams of five athletes—three able-bodied and two disabled athletes, many of whom are wounded veterans—will compete in the fourth annual “Adventure TEAM Challenge,” hosted by World T.E.A.M. Sports in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado. The Adventure TEAM Challenge incorporates rafting, hiking, climbing and biking under adverse conditions.

The May numbers are available for the USARA National Rankings.

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June 10, 2010

TEAM NAME/ POINTS
1. Trakkers 203.00

A California teenager who was feared lost at sea has been found safely. 16-year-old Abby Sunderland is trying to sail around the world by herself.

Yesterday, her emergency beacons began signaling, and no one was able to get in touch with her on her satellite phone. Overnight, an australian plane spotted her, and fishing boats are on the way to her location.

Rescue workers say her boat was damaged, but Sunderland is going to be fine.

RAID THE NORTH EXTREME WEST KOOTENAYS MOVING TO 2011

Organizers of Raid the North Extreme, the week-long expedition race which was to take place in the West Kootenays from September 4-12th, 2010, have decided to reschedule the race until late summer 2011, in order to take advantage of opportunities to make the event, and its impact on the region, as great as possible.

RoanokeOutside.com – a resource for the Roanoke, Va., region’s outdoors – has teamed with GearJunkie.com, a top outdoors blog and publication, to host a one-day-only Treasure Hunt event in a Roanoke wilderness park on July 11th.

The event will be called “Gear Junkie’s Treasure Hunt: Roanoke.” More than $40,000 in outdoor gear – from backpacks to kayaks – will be given away to an estimated 300 participants.

The United States Adventure Racing Association (USARA) has selected Adventure Race Montenegro (ARM) as part of the “Grand Prize” awarded to USARA’s Number One Nationally Ranked Team in 2010. As part of the newly signed partnership agreement, USARA’s number one team will receive free entry into the 2011 ARM, and will be hosted by local organizers in the beautiful seaside town of Herceg Novi, Montenegro.

Polartec, LLC, the developer, manufacturer and marketer of Polartec® performance fabrics, announces the APEX Award winners for 2010. This prestigious honor goes to the finest Polartec®-based garments that will be available to consumers in the fall of 2010. A panel of judges selected the winners based on the style, function and fit of the garments as well as the most innovative and appropriate uses of Polartec® fabrics in the designs.

13-year-old Jordan Romero has become the youngest climber to reach the top of Mount Everest. A spokesperson says the team called via satellite phone from the summit on Saturday. The previous record was held by then 16-year-old Temba Tsheri (Nepal). Jordan was accompanied by his father Paul, Karen Lundgren and three Sherpa guides. Jordan and the team were climbing from the Tibetan (Chinese) side of the mountain as Nepal has an age requirement of 16.

The April numbers are available for the USARA National Rankings.

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April 9, 2010

TEAM NAME/ POINTS
1. Trakkers 125.00

On the afternoon of April 29 (Thursday), Meredith Hagan was in a cycling accident. According to reports, she hit a pothole, was thrown from her bike and was hit by an oncoming car. She never regained consciousness and was officially pronounced on Friday at 1:45pm.

Renowned explorer, Eric Larsen, today announced the successful completion of the second leg of his three-part Save the Poles Expedition, and sends first Earth Day “Tweet” from the North Pole

For those that are not aware of yet, Jordan Romero, along with his father Paul and Karen Lundgren departed last week to begin their journey to summit the Earth’s highest point, Mt. Everest. Of course, as many of you do know…it is by no means a ‘week long’ excursion. There journey began when they left the US en route to their final destination. This took them through Hong Kong and onto Kathmandu.

The March numbers are available for the USARA National Rankings.

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April 9, 2010

TEAM NAME/ POINTS
1. HoustonAdventureRacing.com/Hammer Nutrition 105.00

Checkpoint Zero, LLC announced today that Tech4o will sponsor the Checkpoint Tracker Adventure Racing Series, the largest competitive adventure racing series in the United States, and the Checkpoint Tracker National Championship which is set for October 29th at an as-yet-unannounced venue in the Rocky Mountain region. Tech4o manufactures performance watches for a variety of outdoor activities.

I was in contact with Paul Romero late yesterday as the family is on the eve of their departure towards Tibet. Jordan and Paul Romero, along with Karen Lundgren, are departing tonight to begin their journey towards an attempt on Everest next month.

The Nokia Coast to Coast is part of The Nokia Outdoor Series – a selection of events designed to celebrate the great outdoors and enable you and your friends to enjoy being active in some of the UK’s most spectacular locations.

Imagine a route that traverses one of the most famous mountain landscapes in the world by bike, foot and boat; a journey that covers just over 100 miles, including a marathon-worth on foot; a journey that takes in some of the most iconic locations and amazing views in the Scottish Highlands: Loch Ness, the Great Glen, Ben Nevis and Glen Coe.

The dates for the 4th edition of the Abu Dhabi Adventure Challenge are December 10-15, 2010. For those of you that raced or followed the event last year will notice that the dates for this year’s event are a little later than in 2009.

Already established as a “must do” AR season finale, you and your assembled squad of racing champions can look forward to gaining an abundance of cultural and event experience with this pre-holiday adventure through one of the Middle East’s most enchanting and demanding lands.

If you are anywhere near southern California, you should be gearing up to attend one of the longest running mountain bike races around. The Keyesville Classic, will be marking its 22nd birthday as the event sets off this weekend bring pro mountain bikers, casual riders, as well as friends and family.

Definitely a crowd favorite: a recent comment posted online by -rmueller89 (Mammoth Lakes) claims, “that is by far my favorite race of the year, great vibe, good course and all around fun! every one should come to this race!!!”

What makes a mountain bike race stick around so long?

Keyesville boasts a weekend full of great events and activities: beyond your typical cross coutnry/Downhill/Short Track, there is a Niterider sponsored night ride….

Alas, the much anticipated, and in my opinion, long overdue “BikeThere” feature has been added to GoogleMaps, an official announcement is rumored to happen tomorrow at the opening of the US National Bike Summit in Washington D.C.

The BikeThere feature has gained many supporters, with one website leading the push, gathering over 50,000 signatures in an effort to convince Google to offer the service. A combination of high gas prices and an